Bag with absorbent insert

Abstract

A plastic bag for packaging articles including fresh meats and the like has an absorbent insert attached to the interior surface of the rear panel of the bag. The insert is generally rectangular and is attached to the rear panel along the side closest to the bag opening so that the insert cannot be dislodged when the bag is filled. The insert absorbs blood and other fluids in the meats to keep the package neat and clean and minimize the danger of leakage.

We claim: 
     
       1. A bag comprising generally rectangular front and rear panels overlying one another, a gusset integral with said panels and extending between the side edges of said panels along one end of said panels, said gusset having a fold line located between said panels and defining the inner boundary portion of said gusset, each panel having a fold line at one end defining the outer boundary portions of said gusset, the other end of said panels being open to facilitate introducing meats and the like into the bag, the side edges of said panels being connected together, and a pad of adsorbent material welded to the interior surface of the rear panel at a location where at least a portion of said pad is immediately adjacent to said gusset. 
     
     
       2. A bag as in claim 1, wherein the bag material is a transparent, flexible thermoplastic. 
     
     
       3. A bag as in claim 2, wherein said pad is generally rectangular and is attached to the interior surface of said rear panel along an edge of said pad closest to the open end of said bag to facilitate the introduction of goods into the bag without dislodging the pad. 
     
     
       4. A bag as in claim 3, wherein said pad comprises a non-woven absorbent material within a sleeve of perforated thermoplastic material. 
     
     
       5. A bag as in claim 4, wherein said pad is attached to the interior surface of said rear panel by hot welding of the thermoplastic material of said rear panel to the thermoplastic material of said sleeve. 
     
     
       6. A bag as in claim 1, wherein the length of said rear panel is greater than the length of said front panel so as to extend beyond said front panel at the open end of the bag to form a lip. 
     
     
       7. A bag as in claim 2, wherein said front and rear panels and said gusset comprise a double thickness of thermoplastic material. 
     
     
       8. A plastic bag for packaging meats and the like, comprising generally rectangular front and rear panels overlying one another, a gusset integral with said panels and extending between the side edges of said panels along one end of said panels, said gusset having a fold line located between said panels and defining the inner boundary portion of said gusset, each panel having a fold line at said one end defining the outer boundary portions of said gusset, the other end of said panels being open to facilitate introducing meats and the like into the bag, said panels being formed of two layers of material integrally joined along a fold line between the side edges of said front panel along said other end of said front panel, the side edges of said panels being connected together, the length of the rear panel being greater than the length of the front panel so as to extend beyond the front panel at the open end of the bag to form a lip, the lip being provided with one or more openings to facilitate locating stacks of bags on posts passing through the openings, and a generally rectangular pad of absorbent material welded to the interior surface of said rear panel along an edge of said pad closest to the open end of said bag to enable said meats and the like to be inserted into the bag without dislodging the pad, said pad welded to said interior surface at a location where at least a portion of said pad is immediately adjacent said gusset. 
     
     
       9. A bag as in claim 8, wherein said pad comprises a non-woven absorbent material within a sleeve of perforated thermoplastic material and is attached to the interior surface of said rear panel by hot welding of the plastic material of said rear panel to the thermoplastic material of said sleeve. 
     
     
       10. A bag comprising generally rectangular front and rear panels overlying one another, a folded section integral with said panels and extending between the side edges of said panels along one end of said panels, the other end of said panels being open to facilitate introducing meats and the like into the bag, the side edges of the panels being connected together, and a pad of absorbent material welded to the interior surface of said bag and located such that at least a portion of said pad is immediately adjacent said folded section.